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published
1945
by Penguin
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Mass Market Paperback
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0060456906
(isbn13: 9780060456900)
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This book is poetry. I read it regularly. Fabien's fate is heart-rending.
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Read in April, 2007
O ônibus balançava. Vazio. Só assim pude enxergar as páginas, sob um espectro de luz focado quase sobre o assento ao lado.
Ainda escuro lá fora. Enquanto lia sobre o dourado início da noite, presenciava seu pálido fim.
As palavras embalavam-me e transformavam meu lânguido movimento em vôo suave. E, não as palavras, mas o vôo, umedecia meus olhos e pensamento.
A própria leitura fazia-me voar além dela, desviando minha atenção para as pequenas paisagens, privando-me de si.
Taman...more
Ainda escuro lá fora. Enquanto lia sobre o dourado início da noite, presenciava seu pálido fim.
As palavras embalavam-me e transformavam meu lânguido movimento em vôo suave. E, não as palavras, mas o vôo, umedecia meus olhos e pensamento.
A própria leitura fazia-me voar além dela, desviando minha atenção para as pequenas paisagens, privando-me de si.
Taman...more
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Read in July, 2007
Saint Exupery is great when he's describing what it's like to fly an airplane. The administrative scenes don't work as well. The central character Riviere is in charge of an experimental night airmail service in South America, but his feet never leave the ground.
He does nicely characterize his "enemy", the wife of one of his pilots, who represents the world of "human happiness", "a self-coherent world...where a lamp shines at nightfall on the table...sheets turned b...more
He does nicely characterize his "enemy", the wife of one of his pilots, who represents the world of "human happiness", "a self-coherent world...where a lamp shines at nightfall on the table...sheets turned b...more
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An interesting book on early aviators by the guy who wrote "The Little Prince." It's really short, but there's so much in it, and it's written in a very impressionistic manner. Maybe that's the translation talking, but it's not an easy read. It is rewarding, though.
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Read in April, 2008
اگزوپری نویسنده کتاب حقیقت دو پهلو و متضادی را اشکار ساخته است که ان این است که خوشی و سعادت ادمی نه در ازادی اوست که در قبول تکلیف است و یا اینکه می گوید ادمی را دوست نمی دارم چیزی را دوست می دارم که ادمی را فرو بلعد
ریویر شخصیت اصلی کتاب در جایی می گوید چنان رفتاری داریم که گوی...more
ریویر شخصیت اصلی کتاب در جایی می گوید چنان رفتاری داریم که گوی...more
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June 3—June 14, 2009 | Opening Night Friday, June 5
Moore Theatre
Best known for his classic The Little Prince, Saint-Exupéry again combines his passions: flying and writing. This lyrical novella is a look into early aviation and society’s compulsion toward progress—no matter the costs. The events on one stormy night in 1930 Buenos Aires highlight the valiance of those who dared to sail the darks skies, and of those on the ground who were ultimately responsible for their safe return. A ...more
Moore Theatre
Best known for his classic The Little Prince, Saint-Exupéry again combines his passions: flying and writing. This lyrical novella is a look into early aviation and society’s compulsion toward progress—no matter the costs. The events on one stormy night in 1930 Buenos Aires highlight the valiance of those who dared to sail the darks skies, and of those on the ground who were ultimately responsible for their safe return. A ...more
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First let me say that Wind, Sand and Stars is one of those books that gets into your soul. It’s definitely one of my all time, desert island, top 5. With that in mind, I also loved Night Flight, but it was nowhere near as touching as Wind, Sand, and Stars.
I specifically loved the wife’s view of her husband the night before he leaves on a flight. And the description on the last few pages. Saint-Exupéry reads like poetry.
I specifically loved the wife’s view of her husband the night before he leaves on a flight. And the description on the last few pages. Saint-Exupéry reads like poetry.
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recommends it for:
some one who needs some lonely travel romance
I loved this story because it depicted a very adventurous lifestyle. It was about a mailcarrier during the advent of flight and french colonialism. It made me want to learn french so I could read the original instead of translation. I'll have to read some more of this author, though I remember this book seemed hard to read at the time.
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
strong, silent man-lovers
Saint Exupery writes in parables - thin stories expressing his philosophies. In Le Petit Prince, I ate it up - probably because I liked what he was saying about friendship and luuurve. In Vol de Nuit, he seems to be writing a love story in which the author is in love with his ideal of the strong silent man. Sorry, but I'm not.
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Read in June, 2008
Based on Saint-Exupéry's experiences, this fictional account relates the thoughts and attitudes of those people whom work with the pilots of his day. Rather engaging, even if it does seem to put pilots on a pedestal at times.
Whom to recommend this books to: Folks who have read other works by the author. And pilots.
Whom to recommend this books to: Folks who have read other works by the author. And pilots.
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Read in August, 2000
زمانی که اینکتاب رو می خوبید ، حتی اگه ترجمه های قدیمیش باشه، به یه چیز می تونین پی ببرین . اونم اینه که هیچ نویسنده ای نتو نسته به زنگی مثل اگزوپری نگاه کنه. مثل یه پرنده
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The decision under the large pressure is unavoidable for the one who is a leader even if the death is circling around him.
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Read in January, 1990
Boring as hell. Surprising because his autobiography was SO much more interesting.
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Read in November, 2004
Interesting book, but not a good translation - better go for the other one!
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Read in April, 2008
Really good story. A quick read, with lots of great imagery.
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Read in October, 1987
This is a very interesting book. It is somewhat sad.
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